1、Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingEnglish Song Thats What Friends Are For Background InformationWord WebTopic-related PredictionWarm-up QuestionsBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingEnglish Song Thats What Friends A
2、re For Introductory RemarksThats What Friends Are ForQuestions and AnswersBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading Introductory Remarks Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading Thats What Friends Are For Listen to the song a
3、nd fill in the blanks with what you hear.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingAnd I never thought Id feel this wayAnd Im concerned Im glad I got the chance to sayThat And ifWell,then close your eyes and tryTo feel today And then if you can remember ,Knowing y
4、ou can always me ,thats what friends are foras far as _I do believe I love you _I should ever go away _the way we do _Keep smiling _ keep shining _count on _For sure _Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingFor Ill be forevermore Thats what friends are forWell,y
5、ou me And now theres so much more I seeAnd so ,I thank you And then for the times were apartWell,then close your eyes and knowThese words areAnd then if you can remembergood times and bad times _on your side _came and opened _by the way _coming from my heart _Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed Rea
6、dingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading ,Knowing you can always me ,thats what friends are forIn Ill be forevermore Thats what friends are for ,Knowing you can always me thats what friends are forFor Ill be forevermore Thats what friends are forKeep smiling _keep shining _count on _For sure _good tim
7、es,in bad times _Keep smiling _keep shining _count on _For sure _good times and bad times _on your side _on your side _Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading ,Knowing you can always me ,Count on me Thats what friends are forFor Ill be forevermore Thats what fr
8、iends are forCount on me,for sureCount on me,for sureCount on me,for sureThats what friends are forKeep smiling,keep shiningKeep smiling _keep shining _count on _For sure _good times and for bad times_on your side _Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingQuestio
9、ns and Answers1.What is a fair-weather friend?One who is happy to stay with you when things are going well but leaves as soon as trouble arrives.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading2.Do you know anything about the singers?Dionne Warwick,Elton John,Stevie Won
10、der and Gladys Knight.Dionne Warwick Elton John,Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading3.According to the song,what are friends for?For both good times and bad times.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading4.How can friend
11、and friendship be defined?Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading5.Can you give some examples of great friendship?Marx and Engels,Qu Qiubai and Lu Xun.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading Dionne Warwick was a pop and R&
12、B(Rhythm and Blues,节奏蓝调节奏蓝调音乐音乐)music star of the 1960s and 1970s.In the 1980s she worked jointly with Elton John,Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder on the Grammy-winning single Thats What Friends Are For,a fundraiser for AIDS victims.Dionne WarwickBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Read
13、ingSupplementary Reading Elton John(1947),an English rock composer,singer and pianist,is one of rock musics durable(持久的持久的)performers.He played the piano by ear from age four,and studied at the Royal Academy of Music at 11.The top pop star of the 1970s,his performance was featured by wild eyeglasses
14、 and outlandish(奇异的奇异的)costumes on the stage.Despite health problems in 1993 he continues to perform live across the world,mostly on the softer side these days.Elton John Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading His latest success includes the best-selling sound
15、 track for The Lion King(1994),a Disney film.And the recording of Candle in the Wind 97,sung at the funeral of Princess Diana,became the largest-selling single in history within a month of its release(发行发行).He was knighted(授予爵士称号授予爵士称号)in 1998.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Readin
16、gSupplementary ReadingFriends A friend is one to whom one may pour out all the contents of ones heart,chaff(谷壳谷壳)and grain together,knowing that gentle hands will take and sift(筛,过滤筛,过滤)them,keep what is worth keeping,and with a breath of kindness,blow the rest away.George Eliot(18191880),English no
17、velist ABefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingBA friend is a person with whom I may be sincere.Before him,I may think aloud.Ralph Waldo Emerson(18031882),American poet and philosopherCA true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your successe
18、s.Doug Larson(19021981),English middle-distance runner Friends Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingFriendship ATrue friendship is like sound health;the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.Charles Caleb Colton(17801832),English author and clergyman F
19、riendship is a ship big enough to carry two in fair weather,but only one in foul(天气恶劣的天气恶劣的).Ambrose Bierce(18421914),American author and journalist,from The Devils Dictionary BBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingCFriendship is a treasure that always helps u
20、s overcome any kind of difficulty.Friendship is a comfort which always understands worries and emotions.Friendship is a blessing because it teaches the way to live.UnknownFriendship Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading Marx valued Engels friendship so highly
21、 that he once said he loved and admired his friend very much.Engels had been aiding Marx who suffered greatly from bitter poverty.Were it not for the help Marx obtained from Engels,Marx would hardly have been able to overcome poverty and he surely would not have left behind him a monument.Marx and E
22、ngels Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading Qu Qiubai was one of CPCs principal leaders in the early period.Under the persecution(迫害迫害)of Wang Ming,one of the CPCs early leaders,Qu was dismissed from his important posts in the CPC Central Committee.But he soo
23、n took an active part in the struggles launched by the left-wing cultural front,together with Lu Xun,in Shanghai.During the two years of joint work,they became true friends.Qu Qiubai and Lu Xun Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingBackground Information Hallo
24、ween Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading Halloween is celebrated annually.It is on the night of 31 October,when people once believed that ghosts could be seen.Now,in Britain and America,it is a time when children have parties,dress up as witches,make lanter
25、ns out of pumpkins from which the inside has been removed,and play“trick or treat”.Halloween “Trick or treat”is a traditional activity at Halloween.Children dress in costumes and visit houses.At each house they say“Trick or treat”.This means that they will play a“trick”,or joke,on the people in the
26、house unless they are given a“treat”,e.g.sweets or money.Most people prefer to give treats rather than having tricks played on them.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingWord WebThe stories in this unit are about friendship.Write down five words which you woul
27、d use if you were writing a poem on this subject.FriendshipBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingFriendshipdurableperpetualtrustwarmcloseintimateeverlastinggeneroushelpgenuinelifelongenduringlong-standingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter Readin
28、gSupplementary ReadingTopic-related Prediction 1.Text A is titled All the Cabbie Had Was a Letter.Before you read the story,think about the answers to the following questions.What does a cabbie do?What is a letter used for?Who wrote the letter to the cabbie?Why was all the cabbie had only a letter?B
29、efore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading2.Read the last sentence of Text A and try to guess what the story is about.When I got to my hotel room I didnt unpack right away.First I had to write a letter and mail it.3.Read Text A as quickly as possible,and find out i
30、f you are right.Can you summarize the story with three sentences?Key words:lost in thought;read a letter;an old friend;lifelong friendship;regret;author decidedBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading Warm-up Questions 1.Do you often write letters to your friend
31、s?2.Did you ever write a letter which was not sent?Why did you keep it?Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingScanning Group DiscussionPart Division of the Text Further UnderstandingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingF
32、or Part 1 True or FalseFor Part 2&3 Questions and AnswersFurther UnderstandingBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingScanningScan Text A and decide which of the following statements is the theme.1.One should keep in touch with his friends.2.Never delay expressi
33、ng your true feelings to a friend.3.A true friend will stand by you forever.4.Late is better than never.Never delay expressing your true feelings to a friend.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingGroup Discussion 1.The following questions are what the narrator
34、 asked the cab driver.Put them in the right order.1)Did you go to school together?2)The letter must have made you feel good,didnt it?3)Is your cab available?4)Is he someone youve known quite a while?5)Is he dead?6)I thought your friend was Ed.Why did he sign it Tom?7)Is the letter from a child or a
35、grandchild?8)Did you two work at the same place?3()7()4()1()5()8()2()6()Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading2.What were the cabbies responses to these questions?3.The narrator thought that the cabbie had received a letter from a friend named Ed.Which round o
36、f question-and-answer in the text leads to the misunderstanding?The second round:“Is the letter from a child or a grandchild?”“No.Ed was my oldest friend.”Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingPart Division of the Text PartsPara(s)Main Ideas112022135From a con
37、versation with the cab driver the author learned how much he regretted failing to keep up correspondence with his old friend Ed.Reading the letter by himself,the author learned more about the lifelong friendship between the driver and Old Ed.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingS
38、upplementary ReadingPartsPara(s)Main Ideas336The drivers experience urged the author to reach for his pen.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingHe had only seen him once or twice a year.FTrue or False1.The driver caught a cold that day.()He had just cried.2.Th
39、e driver had never seen Ed in the past 25 or 30 years.F()3.The driver had never forgotten his old friend.T()4.The narrator was quite eager to read the letter.F()He thought it was very personal.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingQuestions and Answers1.What d
40、id the driver and Ed use to do before they got married?They went to school and passed time together.2.What did the narrator mean by saying the first sentence in the letter reminded him of himself?He often postponed writing to his friends.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSuppl
41、ementary Reading3.Who wrote the letter?Who did the narrator think had written the letter?Find out sentences that demonstrate the narrators misunderstanding.The driver wrote the letter.The narrator thought that Ed had written the letter.For example,“I know Id like to receive a letter like that from m
42、y oldest friend.”4.What did the narrator decide to do when he arrived at the hotel?Why?He decided to write a letter and mail it immediately because he wouldnt wait until it was too late.Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary ReadingAll the Cabbie Had Was a Letter He m
43、ust have been completely lost in something he was reading because I had to tap on the windshield to get his attention.“Is your cab available?”I asked when he finally looked up at me.He nodded,then said apologetically as I settled into the back seat,“Im sorry,but I was reading a letter.”He sounded as
44、 if he had a cold or something.“Im in no hurry,”I told him.“Go ahead and finish your letter.”Foster FurcoloBefore ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading “This isnt family,”he replied.“Although,”he went on,“come to think of it,it might just as well have been family.Ol
45、d Ed was my oldest friend.In fact,we used to call each other Old Friend when wed meet,that is.Im not much of a hand at writing.”He shook his head.“Ive read it several times already.I guess I almost know it by heart.”“Letters from home always mean a lot,”I said.“At least they do with me because Im on
46、 the road so much.”Then,estimating that he was 60 or 70 years old,I guessed:“From a child or maybe a grandchild?”Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading “I dont think any of us keep up our correspondence too well,”I said.“I know I dont.But I take it hes someone
47、 youve known quite a while?”“All my life,practically.We were kids together,so we go way back.”“Went to school together?”“All the way through high school.We were in the same class,in fact,through both grade and high school.”“There are not too many people whove had such a long friendship,”I said.Befor
48、e ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading “Actually,”the driver went on,“I hadnt seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I moved away from the old neighborhood and you kind of lose touch even though you never forget.He was a great
49、guy.”“You said was.Does that mean?”He nodded.“Died a couple of weeks ago.”“Im sorry,”I said.“Its no fun to lose any friend and losing a real old one is even tougher.”He didnt reply to that,and we rode on in silence for a few minutes.But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke agai
50、n,almost more to himself than to me:“I should have kept in touch.Yes,”he repeated,“I should have kept in touch.”Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading “Well,”I agreed,“we should all keep in touch with old friends more than we do.But things come up and we just
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